Early is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
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Alan Early, Irish writer
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Biddy Early (1798–1874), Irish herbalist
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Cleanthony Early
Cleanthony Early (born April 17, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Dynamo Lebanon of the Lebanese Basketball League. He was an All-American college player at Wichita State University after a stint at Sullivan County Communi ...
(born 1991), American basketball player
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David Early (1938–2013), American actor
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Gerald Early (born 1952), American writer, culture critic and professor
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James M. Early
James M. Early (July 25, 1922 – January 12, 2004) was an American electrical engineer, best known for his work on transistors and charge-coupled device imagers. He was also known as Jim Early.
Biography
He was born on July 25, 1922, in Syra ...
(1922–2004), American electrical engineer for whom the ''Early effect'' was named
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John Early (disambiguation)
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Joseph D. Early
Joseph Daniel Early (January 31, 1933 – November 9, 2012) was an American politician. He represented the third district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1975 to 1993.
Early was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on Ja ...
(1933–2012), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
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Jubal Anderson Early
Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was a Virginia lawyer and politician who became a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Trained at the United States Military Academy, Early resigned his U.S. Army commis ...
(1816–1894), American Civil War general
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Margaret Early (1919–2000), American actress
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Peter Early (1773–1817), American politician
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Stephen Early (1889–1951), White House Press Secretary (1933–1945, 1950)
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Steve Early (born 1956), American boxer
Given name:
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Early Doucet (born 1985), American football wide receiver
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Early Wynn
Early Wynn Jr. (January 6, 1920 – April 4, 1999), nicknamed "Gus", was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox, ...
(1920–1999), American baseball pitcher
Fictional characters:
*Early Grayce, a sociopathic parolee in the film ''
Kalifornia''
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Jubal Early, a fictional bounty hunter in the television series ''Firefly''
*Early Cuyler, the father character on the cartoon show ''
Squidbillies''
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